M4.2 earthquake 23 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Tiquisate, Guatemala on Fri, Jul 27, 2012, 5:53 PM CST (23:53 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 36 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2012-07-27 23:53:07 UTC
- Depth
- 73.9 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 14.186° N, 91.552° W
- Region
- Guatemala
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 204°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.936 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala · 5176 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 8
- 4.242 km SW of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala · 5147 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.124 km WSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5145 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.172 km SW of Puerto San José, Guatemala · 5137 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.53 km WNW of Santa Lucía Utatlán, Guatemala · 5136 days ago · 191 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.27 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5130 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.111 km SSE of La Gomera, Guatemala · 5123 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000jphf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.